Highway Cost Allocation in Texas: Executive Summary

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• Creators:
  Luskin, David M. ; Garcia-Diaz, Alberto ; Walton, C. Michael ; Zhang, Zhanmin
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas Department of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Highways
  • Cost allocation
  • Highway user taxation
  • Finance
  • Revenues
  • Taxes
  • Pickup trucks
  • Passenger cars
  • Highway finance
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/TX-03-1810-3
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas ; United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research
• Abstract:
  Vehicle travel on Texas highways generates revenue from state and federal taxes on highway users, such as fuel taxes, and it also creates costs in highway construction and maintenance. This study estimates the 1998 revenue contribution and cost responsibility by class of motor vehicle. If fairness requires that each class pay a share of tax revenue that equals its share of highway system costs, then the findings of the study suggest that passenger cars and pickup trucks are paying more than their fair share, and combination trucks less. The study concludes with recommendations for future research that would complement and enhance the framework developed for this study.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  0-1810
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/83042/dot_83042_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 274.26 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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